Takedown apparatus and capping horse



Sept. 7 1926.

F. A. 0ST

TAKE-DOWN APPARATUS AND CAPPING HORSE Filed Nov. 15. 1924 INVENTUR Wadi Patented Sept. 7, 1926.

UNITED STATES FREDERICK A. ST, OF COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS.

TAKE-DOWN APPARATUS AND CAPEING HORSE.

Application filed November 15, 1924:. Serial No. 750,135.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for taking down glass cylinders and supporting same in a horizontal position while cutting said cylinder into desired lengths.

The primary object is to provide improved means for conveying a glass cylinder after it has been blown, to the capping horse as gently as possible, as is well known in the art, a glass cylinder drawn in the usual way is .an exceedingly fragile object.

A further object is to provide simple means in the form of a capping horse on which the glass cylinder is rested while cutting same into lengths.

The invention further consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

VVit-h these general objects in view the invention will now be described by referring to the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a broken side elevation of my device, the circular dotted lines indicating the travel of the swinging take-down frame and sling, in the course of placing the glass cylinder in a horizontal position on the capping horse.

Fig. 2 is a side view of a double sling for taking down the glass cylinder.

Fig. 3 is a. broken detail of a double drum counter-balanced for controlling the swing ing movement of the take-down frame.

ig. 4 is a broken detail of socket and spring of capping horse, showing 1t detached from its inclined standard shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the capping horse.

Fig. 6 is an end view of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which. 1 indicates a glass cylinder drawn (in the usual manner) to any desired length, 2 indicates a drawing-pot, 3 indicates an elevator slidably mounted on guides 9 which form part of a vertical frame B. it indicates a bait of the usual form carried by blow-pipe A which is pivoted on the elevator 3 by pin 5. V

In the method here referred to of drawing glass, the bait 4 is lowered into the molten glass contained in pot 2 and rested for a period sufficient to admit the molten. glass to adhere thereto, the elevator 3 then gradually rinsed en guides 9 by means net here shown, until the cylinder 1 is drawn to the length illustrated in Fig. 1.

A double sling consisting of a member 6 having a pivotally mounted sling 6 as dis closed by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, supported on pin 31 and forming a bell-crank to which is attached cable 32 for operating same while placing .said sling over the lower end of cylinder 1, and another sling 6 rigidly secured to member 6. Sling 6 and 6 are of a half circular form as shown in Fig. 6. Member 6 is attached to a cable 7 leading to hoist 8 of usual design and supported on suitable means a considerable distance above the rear end of a capping horse C.

A considerable distance above hoist 8 is a frame 11, supported by pivot 12 carried in suitable means such as timbers 10. 'Frame 11 being preferably made from commercial angles the lower end of which carries sheavewheel 13, said frame 11 being adapted to swing and carry the cable 7 .as same isbeing wound on to the drum of hoist 8, swinging cylinder 1 to. position indicated in dotted lines. Close to the sheavewheel 13, on frame 11 is secured bracket 14. to which is fastened a cable 15 passing over and woundon drum 16, one end of said cable 15 being securely fastened to drum 16. Drum 16 and drum 17 are mounted .and keyed to shaft 18 which is journalled in supports 10 as disclosed in Fig. 8. Drum 17 carries cable 19, one end of which is secured to drum 17 and adapted. to be wound on said drum in a direction opposite to the cable 15 as wound on drum 16. To the other end of cable 19 is fastened weight 20 its downward pressure tending to unwind said cable 19 from drum 1?, and causing shaft'18 to revolve, winding cable 15 on to drum 16. At one end and forming part of drum 17 is a brake-drum 21 with its brakeband 22 which is secured to lever 23 and wrapped around said brake-drum 21, lever 23 is pivoted intermediate its ends on pin 26, at one end of which is fastened a weight 24:, which acts normally to lock brake band 22 on drum 21 to prevent shaft 18 from rotating. To the opposite end of lever 23 is fastened cable .25 which has a ring 27 at its lower end for manually operating lever 23. I v a Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. it will be c [the vin f ame 11 is con .jhc drci fit, and 1?, shaf is llt drum 21 and brake-band 22 through the medium of cable 15. By simultaneously opperating hoist 8 and lowering elevator 3, and releasing brake-band 22 by a downward pressure on cable 25, the lower end of frame 11 will swing downwardly carry ing cable 7 and sling member 6, bringing with it the lower end of cylinder 1. Blowpipe A swings on pin5 and carries the upper end of cylinder'l on its downward journey until the elevator 3 reaches a position at the lowermost end of guides 9 as indicated in the dotted lines at 3.

Equal distance between drawing-pot and capping horse, and equal to a height of the uppermost travel of elevator 3, is secured sheavewheel 28 to any suitable means nothere shown. Over sheavewheel 28 iscarried a cable 29, one end of which has a hook 30 adapted to fit around blow-pipe A, its other end being provided with a ring for hand manipulation.

In practice when the drawing operation of the cylinder 1 is completed, the sling member 6 is placed in a position as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, and then slipped over the lower end of the cylinder 1 and brought up. Member 6 is also slipped over cylinder 1 and raised up as indicated by full lines showing double sling 6 in position in Fig. 1. Power is now applied to hoist 8 by any suitable means not here shown, and cable 7 is wound on the drum of said hoist 8 until the glass cylinder 1 is brought into the inclined position disclosed in the dotted lines. By now lowering elevator 3 and simultaneously releasing the brake-band 22, drum 21 will permit shaft 18 and drums 16 and 17 to be revolved by the weight of cylinder 1, raising the weight 20 while the elevator 3 descends to the position shown in the dotted lines at 3. At this junction hook 30 is placed over blow-pipe A and a pressure exerted on ring 33 lifting blow-pipe pin 5 from elevator 3', permitting cylinder 1 to swing into a position, as shown in dotted lines, resting on capping horse C. The weight 20 will now be in a position as shown by dotted lines at 20.

By cutting the glass cylinder into short lengths the sling 6 will be released, and by again releasing brake band 22 the weight 20 will descend to the original position as shown in full lines, thereby revolving drums 17 and 16, winding cable 15 onto drum 16 swinging frame 11 to the original position as shown in the full line Fig. 1.

Referring now to Fig. 5, standards 34 are secured in a vertical position, standards 35 are secured in an inclined position, carrying at their upper end a detachable sleeve 36, to which is securely fastened a compression spring 37 forming a resilient support at one end of belt 38, the other end of belt 38 being securely fastened to horizontal pipe 39.

It will now be seen that in placing the glass cylinder on belts 38 the springs 37 being free to give at their uppermost end will automatically adjust themselves to the form of the cylinder. If it should be desired to release belt 38 at one end, this can be accomplished by merely detaching socket 36 from the inclined standard 35, as disclosed in Fig. 4;.

Various modifications and changes in the construction, design, and operation'of the apparatus may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: o r

1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a hoist and a cable actuated thereby, a pivotally hanging frame carried by a horizontal support at its uppermost end, having a sheavewheel mounted at the lowermost end thereof adapted to support said cable, and means for controlling the swinging movement-of said pivotally hanging frame, the free end of said pivotally hanging frame adapted to always travel in a vertical plane beneath said horizontal support substantially as described.

2. In an apparatus of the class described having a hoist, a cable passing through the lower end of a pivotally mounted hanging frame, a sling support secured to said cable, a pair of slings mounted on said support. to carry one end of a glass cylinder while conveying said cylinder from a vertical position to a horizontal position, one of said slings being pivotally mounted on the support substantially as set forth.

3. In a device of the class described, in

combination with a hoist and a hoisting cable, a swingable frame supported at its upper end, and means for controlling the swinging movement of the lower end of said frame, during the placing of a glass cylinder in a horizontal position, said swingable frame disposed totravel in a vertical plane beneath said pivotally supported upper end and said controlling means. a 4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a hoist and a cable. a horizontal support, a frame pivotally hung by its uppermost end to said support to swing in av vertical plane therebelow, a sheavewheel carried by the lowermost end of said frame adapted to support a movable cable intermediate its ends, a cylinder engaging sling carried by one end of said cable and means for winding said cable as said frameswings about its pivotally supported uppermost end, whereby when said frame is in a substantially vertical position, a cylinder carried by said sling is disposed in a horizontal position.

5. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination of a hoist and a cable, ahanging frame its lower end supporting and admitting said cable to pass therethrough, a double sling fastened to said cable adapted to hold a glass cylinder While said hanging frame swings to convey said glass cylinder to a support for same.

In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a hoist and a cable, a

19 double sling attached to said cable, a swing ing frame controlling the travel of said double sling While same is conveying a glass cylinder, said frame being pivotally sup ported at its uppermost end and adapted to guide said sling through an arc of a circle below said support.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

FREDERICK A. 0ST. 

